Prov.14.4

No cattle, no crops; a good harvest requires a strong ox for the plow.

Prov.14.4

Where there are no oxen, the manger is empty, but from the strength of an ox comes an abundant harvest.

Prov.14.4

Where no oxen are, the trough is clean; But much increase comes by the strength of an ox.

Prov.14.4

An empty stable stays clean, but no income comes from an empty stable.

Prov.14.5

A true witness never lies; a false witness makes a business of it.

Prov.14.5

A truthful witness does not deceive, but a false witness pours out lies.

Prov.14.5

A faithful witness does not lie, But a false witness will utter lies.

Prov.14.5

A truthful witness does not lie; a false witness breathes lies.

Prov.14.6

Cynics look high and low for wisdom--and never find it; the open-minded find it right on their doorstep!

Prov.14.6

The mocker seeks wisdom and finds none, but knowledge comes easily to the discerning.

Prov.14.6

A scoffer seeks wisdom and does not find it, But knowledge is easy to him who understands.

Prov.14.6

A mocker seeks wisdom and never finds it, but knowledge comes easily to those with understanding.

Prov.14.7

Escape quickly from the company of fools; they're a waste of your time, a waste of your words.

Prov.14.7

Stay away from a foolish man, for you will not find knowledge on his lips.

Prov.14.7

Go from the presence of a foolish man, When you do not perceive in him the lips of knowledge.

Prov.14.7

Stay away from fools, for you won't find knowledge there.

Prov.14.8

The wisdom of the wise keeps life on track; the foolishness of fools lands them in the ditch.

Prov.14.8

The wisdom of the prudent is to give thought to their ways, but the folly of fools is deception.

Prov.14.8

The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way, But the folly of fools is deceit.

Prov.14.8

The wise look ahead to see what is coming, but fools deceive themselves.

Prov.14.9

The stupid ridicule right and wrong, but a moral life is a favored life.

Prov.14.9

Fools mock at making amends for sin, but goodwill is found among the upright.

Prov.14.9

Fools mock at sin, But among the upright there is favor.

Prov.14.9

Fools make fun of guilt, but the godly acknowledge it and seek reconciliation.

Prov.14.10

The person who shuns the bitter moments of friends will be an outsider at their celebrations.

Prov.14.10

Each heart knows its own bitterness, and no one else can share its joy.

Prov.14.10

The heart knows its own bitterness, And a stranger does not share its joy.

Prov.14.10

Each heart knows its own bitterness, and no one else can fully share its joy.

Prov.14.11

Lives of careless wrongdoing are tumbledown shacks; holy living builds soaring cathedrals.

Prov.14.11

The house of the wicked will be destroyed, but the tent of the upright will flourish.

Prov.14.11

The house of the wicked will be overthrown, But the tent of the upright will flourish.

Prov.14.11

The house of the wicked will perish, but the tent of the godly will flourish.

Prov.14.12

There's a way of life that looks harmless enough; look again--it leads straight to hell.

Prov.14.12

There is a way that seems right to a man, but in the end it leads to death.

Prov.14.12

There is a way that seems right to a man, But its end is the way of death.

Prov.14.12

There is a path before each person that seems right, but it ends in death.

Prov.14.13

Sure, those people appear to be having a good time, but all that laughter will end in heartbreak.

Prov.14.13

Even in laughter the heart may ache, and joy may end in grief.

Prov.14.13

Even in laughter the heart may sorrow, And the end of mirth may be grief.

Prov.14.13

Laughter can conceal a heavy heart; when the laughter ends, the grief remains.

Prov.14.14

A mean person gets paid back in meanness, a gracious person in grace.

Prov.14.14

The faithless will be fully repaid for their ways, and the good man rewarded for his.

Prov.14.14

The backslider in heart will be filled with his own ways, But a good man will be satisfied from above.

Prov.14.14

Backsliders get what they deserve; good people receive their reward.